A MAN who heard a ‘crack’ during sex was left with a potentially deadly tear inside his penis, despite not showing any classic signs.
The unnamed 28-year-old turned up at an A&E in Poland bleeding heavily from his urethra, the tube men pee from, after a with a partner.
Medics expected to see bruising, swelling, or a bent shaft – known as the “”; – a classic sign of a .
The nightmarish injury can happen during acrobatic sexual positions or even when playing sports
Instead of seeing any obvious damage, the young lad’s penis looked “externally normal”;, the paper published in Cureus described.
The only sign that something was seriously wrong was the blood flowing from the tip.
Worried something wasn’t right, the medics at Janusz Korczak Provincial Specialist Hospital, in SÅ‚upsk, decided to .
Once inside, they discovered a hidden tear on the underside of his penis, a rare and dangerous injury that had ripped through both erectile chambers and the urethra.
The skin was peeled back and the shaft flushed with saline to pinpoint the damage, before surgeons stitched him back together.
The man was discharged three days later with a catheter in place, and made a full recovery.
The doctors said most penile fracture usually causes a snapping sound, pain, and swelling.
That’s because the penis is made of erectile tissues wrapped in a tough layer called the tunica albuginea.
When erect, this layer stretches tight, and if it tears during some badly aimed sex, it makes a cracking noise and causes injury.
But “up to 20 per cent”; of cases also involve urethral injury, which should be suspected if there’s bleeding from the urethra or trouble peeing, the author said.
“Although rare, combined rupture of the urethra and corpora cavernosa following sexual intercourse can occur and requires prompt diagnosis and surgical repair,”; they explained.
If left untreated, these injuries can cause long-term problems such as and scarring.
In rare cases, bacteria can enter through the tear and cause a serious infection called urosepsis.
This starts in the urinary tract but can quickly develop into life-threatening , when the body overreacts to infection.
It triggers widespread inflammation, tissue damage, organ failure, and even death.
